Alcyonidioides mytili

(Dalyell, 1848) · species

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Animalia/Bryozoa/Gymnolaemata/Ctenostomatida/Alcyonidiidae/Alcyonidioides

At a glance

Occurrence records5 831

Data sources7

Biological traits2

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections1 338

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Alcyonidioides mytili's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 780 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System3 051 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 338 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

Traits & measurements1 literature sources2 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS5 831 records

Environmental DNA7 datasets · 2 countries1 338 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonesessile

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Alcyonidioides mytili has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections1 338

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-3P18S-5P

animal barcoderibosomal

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type5 831 records

Wild obs. + sensor971

Museum / vouchered4 422

Other438

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 824 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit2 120

200–1000 m twilight1

1–4 km midnight1

>4 km abyssal0

median 17.5 m · max 2 700 m · 2 122 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 846≤1 km 6≤10 km 8

860 georeferenced · 111 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor971

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 27≤1 km 6≤10 km 5>10 km 3

41 georeferenced · 4 381 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 422

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 18 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CEFASlocation not on record	1 523
RWSlocation not on record	35
DASSHlocation not on record	35
Stockholm, SE	15
GIMARISlocation not on record	14
PNHSlocation not on record	6
Cambridge, US	5
NHMOlocation not on record	5
IfAÖ- Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbHlocation not on record	3
Earth Sciences New Zealandlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	2
730location not on record	2
Zoological Museum, Moscow Lomonosov State Universitylocation not on record	2
Institut Francais pour l'Etude de la Merlocation not on record	2
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)location not on record	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Helsinki, FI	1
UGentlocation not on record	1

18 institutions · 1 655 of 4 422 vouchered records shown · 145 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 338 detections

Where the DNA of Alcyonidioides mytili was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1 338

Studies independent surveys7

Countries2

Verifiable raw sequence linked1 336

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 338 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median6.60 °C -11.2–11.4

Seasonal swing summer↔winter35.6 °C

Max temp (day)9.60 °C -8.80–15.5

Min temp (night)3.60 °C -13.3–8.80

Precipitation89.4 mm/mo 32.4–116

Air humidity62.0 % 60.3–69.7

Moisture balance30.6 mm/mo

Vapour deficit372 Pa 78.7–521

Wind speed4.30 m/s

Cloud cover51.2 % 45.9–61.0

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 336 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Alcyonidioides mytili

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Habitat & environment2

At a glance

Record type5 831 records

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions4 of 18 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type5 831 records